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I Loved Vaping — Until My Lungs Collapsed and Black Goo Poured Out of Me
Last Updated: Monday September 23, 2024
(New York Post) A young Ohio woman was so addicted to vaping that she showered and slept with an e-cigarette — until she nearly died when her lungs collapsed and black goo poured out of her.
“I wouldn’t wish what I’d been through on anyone else. I feel grateful to be alive,” Jordan Brielle, 32, admitted to Kennedy News and Media.
The Cincinnati resident noticed her health decline in November 2023 when she began to feel a distinct heaviness in her chest. She switched to vaping in 2021 after being a cigarette smoker since she was a young teen.